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Found a tenner in the Co Op car park. Bought grille badge for Amazon and got a bonus Mission Of Burma CD 'to keep it straight'.

 

That brings my lifetime total of 'money found outside' to £10.76.

Luxobarges_Are_Us Rank: Renault 16

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After spending months battling in frustration with pointlessly long application forms, I am grinning since I seem to finally be able to manage to secure interviews for jobs in the public sector. Did my international experience increase in value overnight, did my writing suddenly become more eloquent, did I start answering questions in a more concise manner? Did I fuck. The only reason it's happening is because I realised that Sleep Apnea Syndrome (aka snoring) is covered as a disability under the latest Equality Act, and they have a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone suffering from such an ailment because they're "positive about disabled people". I'll happily go along with that if it means finally getting a job.

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Found a tenner in the Co Op car park. Bought grille badge for Amazon and got a bonus Mission Of Burma CD 'to keep it straight'.

 

That brings my lifetime total of 'money found outside' to £10.76.

 

Me and a few mates once found about £80 in three different wallets and loose on the ground on one street, really odd. Obviously being a bunch of teenage miscreants we divvied it up and bought a load of fags, beer and drugs instead of handing it in to the police. Still have no satisfactory explanation as to why there were so many lost wallets in one place, though.

 

Also, Mission of Burma Fuck Yeah

Conrad D. Conelrad Rank: Lancia Gamma

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If this happened in the mid-late 90s you might want to check the Reader's Digest archives next time you're at the dentist. I distinctly remember an article where they 'dropped' wallets all over the country and watched to see what the finders did.

eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I just had a look at that, Trig; yes, you're right, it's so nice to be appreciated. These guys certainly seem to, as do we here, I'm sure! :D

 

One comment amused me particularly though, about the W126 outlasting all the competitors. I must go and pap the one I've found that disproves that theory!

scaryoldcortina Rank: Lancia Gamma

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One of my youtube videos took almost 2,000 hits last month :shock:

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I have no clue why, but it makes me grin anyway.

eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Steve, who owns this, came round the other day...

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...he's a new member of our club, and from the north west, so was pleased to meet a local boy! It also helps that he lives just down the hill from me. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago he was worrying about his front shocks, there was a little clonk from one of them. He was preparing to shell out whatever phone number Mercedes charge for new shocks for these. I showed him how to unbolt the top end, so at least he could save on labour by doing it himself.

So now he comes round with it, lifts the bonnet and shows me what he did... He undid the nuts that hold the top of the shock (it's a pin-type) and refitted them with a couple of extra washers. Knock eliminated, total expenditure zilch, result, one very happy Steve. Best bit? He credits me with giving him the confidence to tackle it! Me! The man with no confidence at all, whatsoever! Blimey! :shock:

scaryoldcortina Rank: Lancia Gamma

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^ that was facinating. Only thing is, I was really hoping it would be an actual 4 stroke IC engine and it isn't :(

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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^ that was facinating. Only thing is, I was really hoping it would be an actual 4 stroke IC engine and it isn't :(

 

What is it? I couldnt see any spark plugs admittedly, is it like a model car engine with a hot plug thing to pop the mixture?

morris_ital_lover Rank: Citroen Ami

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This cropped up on another forum I'm on and they came to the conclusion that it was powered by compressed air.

 

Regardless, it is an amazing piece of work.

scaryoldcortina Rank: Lancia Gamma

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It's a compressed air engine, I think.

ashmicro Rank: Renault 16

ashmicro

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Looks tidy there Tim. Nice and clean, including under the rear wheelarches.

Luxobarges_Are_Us Rank: Renault 16

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I would say it almost looks suspiciously tidy for a used white transit!

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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If you want truly incredible engineering, and can put up with a dose of pre-annoying Clarkson, I think you'll enjoy this.

 

A fully working scale model Ferrari with a V12 engine that DOES have ignition and runs on petrol! It's amazing. I'm sure I've posted it up on here before, but it's well worth viewing again!

DSdriver Rank: Lancia Gamma

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one of seven built this vehicle has an interesting history it has a letter from its original owner explaining that it was originally built for the queen's estate but subsequently was not required and so was sold to a mr williams of kensington london while in mr williams first month of ownership vanden plas asked for the cars return as the royal estate had changed their mind and would like to see it, mr williams asked how long the royal family would need it-he was told- indefinatly!! he declined and kept it for the next 20 years
eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Having advertised my pickup on CyprusLiving, as mentioned in the Grumpy thread, I've had a message today. Offering me a possible px of a Lexus LS400! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh if only I didn't need the cash! :lol:

TimothyClaypole Rank: Citroen Ami

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Looks tidy there Tim. Nice and clean, including under the rear wheelarches.

 

It's only done 84K on a 54 plate. Been kept in a warehouse most of the past year after being bought for a Service Engineer before the company changed their plans and never used it.

 

There's some surface rust on the inside of the rear arch lips - I'd have been put off it if there wasn't any tbh. :lol:

 

Been looking at alsorts of over priced shite for a few months, this is a good price I think and it is only 10 minutes away, left a "committed" deposit so no one else got it. :mrgreen:

RobT Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Plumbing new depths - on really tv now a programme called 'I'm addicted to masturbating' :lol:

 

Voice over "Introducing Richard. He's been a committed wanker for over 25 years now".

 

God help us.

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